Photos: First look at full cast for this year's Mansfield Palace Theatre pantomime
By Phoebe Cox
Published 13th Oct 2023, 15:37 BST
The full cast list for this year’s production of Beauty and the Beast at Mansfield Palace Theatre has been revealed – and the talent is top-tier.
For the first time, Mansfield Palace Theatre’s festive Christmas production will be Beauty and the Beast.
The 2023 production will run from Saturday 25 November all the way through to New Year’s Eve.
Residents are in for a special treat with this quality cast, with some well-known names and familiar faces.
Check out the cast of this year’s festive panto run and find out where you may have seen them before...
Residents are in for a special treat with this quality cast, with some well-known names and familiar faces.
5. Nic Gibney as Polly la Plonk
Pantomime Awards winner, Nic Gibney will play Polly la Plonk. You may recognise Nic as he reached the semi-finals of Britain’s Got Talent last year as Harmony Hard-Up in the panto inspired group, Damenation. He was also awarded the gong for Best Ugly Sisters 2022 for his role in Cinderella at Bath Theatre Royal. Photo: Nic Gibney
Completing the cast is Scotland’s George Arvidson as Hugo Pompidou, the dastardly villain of the plot who you may recognise from BBC Three’s Cuckoo. Photo: George Arvidson
South African actor and musician David Alcock as Belle's father, Clement. The actor is best-known for his international stage work. He is also an accomplished pianist. Photo: David Alcock